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Gladiator (Melvin Potter) is a fictional character, a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics...

Gladiator (Melvin Potter) is a fictional character, a reformed supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe. Potter was one of the first enemies of the superhero Daredevil. In civilian life, he is a costume-designer at the Spotlight Costume Shop in New York City. He eventually reformed and became one of the staunchest supporters of Daredevil. Potter appeared in the Daredevil novel Predator's Smile, written by Christopher Golden. It is not known if this novel is considered regular Daredevil continuity. Melvin Potter was a costume designer who decided to become a professional criminal. He designed a suit of battle armor for himself, complete with deadly wrist blades, and became known as the Gladiator. He battled Daredevil in his first criminal outing, and then met the Masked Marauder, another enemy of Daredevil's. Gladiator later appeared in Europe, where he fought Daredevil again, and was then invited to join the Maggia. He joined Electro's Emissaries of Evil to attack Daredevil again. Later, Gladiator aided Whitney Frost in a raid of Stark Enterprises, where he first fought Iron Man. Gladiator later battled Daredevil again. Some time later, he fought Daredevil aboard an airplane in